Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

5 reviews

erin_dodge's review against another edition

I loved “Small Spaces” (a middle grade horror by the same author) and I have only heard glowing praise of this book, but… it was not for me. 

I was frustrated and angered by the portrayal of rape, and by about a quarter of the way through I still wasn’t invested in the characters or story enough to push through my discomfort, nor did I feel optimistic that the rape and abuse in the story would be properly addressed at a later point in the narrative- (I mean let me know if Pyotr gets eaten by wolves or beaten to death; then maybe I’ll pick the book up again lol)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Rape

kappafrog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, War, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

bluejayreads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Very similar to Spinning Silver in concept - a little village in a cold snowy place under threat from terrifying supernatural beings of the snow - with the bonuses of a protagonist who may be a witch (she's not entirely sure) and of one antagonists being the "holy man is horny and upset about it" trope (which is one of my favorite kinds of antagonists). Very atmospheric and an enjoyable reading experience, but not all that memorable. I'm on the fence about reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Ableism

sarahaf712's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit

fiveredhens's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

folkloric winter horror horse girl book

the first third of the book was p slow but it kicked off in the second half. kinda petered out at the end but still really good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship